The cognitive mechanisms underpinning chronic tinnitus (CT; phantom auditory
perceptions) are underexplored but may reflect a failure to switch attention away from a …

For many years, auditory training (AT) was associated with rehabilitation efforts directed
toward those with peripheral hearing loss. Traditional AT focused on utilizing residual …

Both playing a musical instrument and playing sport produce brain adaptations that might
affect sensory-motor functions. While the benefits of sport practice have traditionally been …

The effects of musical activities on non-musical domains have recently sparked much
research. Whereas the benefits of music for native language abilities are well established …

Intrinsic emotional expressions such as those communicated by faces and vocalizations
have been shown to engage specific brain regions, such as the amygdala. Although music …

Electroencephalogram based brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) enable stroke and motor
neuron disease patients to communicate and control devices. Mindfulness meditation has …

Music is a complex and properly human skill. Previous studies indicate that systematic
musical training induces specific structural brain changes and improves audio-motor …

This study aimed at evaluating the impact of a classic music training program (Démos) on
several aspects of the cognitive development of children from low socio-economic …

Important to Western tonal music is the relationship between pitches both within and
between musical chords; melody and harmony are generated by combining pitches selected …

Musicians represent a model for examining brain and behavioral plasticity in terms of
cognitive and auditory profile, but few studies have investigated whether elderly musicians …